Best sights in Adelaide

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Adelaide Oval

The rebirth of the Adelaide Oval has been a major success, the oval is a famous historic stadium hosting cricket matches. You can visit the museum or take stadium tours, dine at the “Hill of Grace” restaurant. The iconic oval is only a short walk from Adelaide citycentre on a new foot bridge crossing the River Torrens.

Elder Park & Torrens River

Tranquil and clean park, walk along the Torrens River and see its pretty bridges and black swans.

The Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Free entrance and worth a visit. The gardens are quiet even they are in the heart of the city. They contain many large grassed areas ideal for relaxing. There is a cafe in the gardens and a conservatory.

The Bicentennial Conservatory

Worth a visit, simulating a tropical rainforest with mist falling from the roof. Bicentennial Conservatory is the largest single span conservatory in the Southern Hemisphere.

Adelaide and Monarto Zoo

The only place in Australia and one of only a few in the world where you can see giant pandas. It is a wonderful Zoo with many animals including Kangaroos, Koalas and Wallabies.

North Terrace

Will take you past the Casino, Parliament House, Government House, the State Library, Museum and Migration Museum, Art Gallery, Adelaide University, University of South Australia, Ayers House, Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Botanic Gardens.

Migration Museum

Learn about the history of different migrants across the centuries and South Australia’s heritage and present as a state of migrants.

Art Gallery of South Australia

South Australian Museum

With different exhibitions, for example South Australian biodiversity, animals, Antarctic explorers, ancient Egypt, Pacific cultures.

Holy Trinity Church

South Australia’s first Anglican church, the foundation stone was laid by the state’s first governor, John Hindmarsh. Inaugurated in 1848.

St Peter’s Cathedral

Constructed from 1869 to 1878.

Rundle Lantern Light Display

On the corner Rundle St and Pultney St. Rundle Lantern light display. From dusk to midnight every night with 750 light panels.

O-Bahn

A tour with the O-Bahn bus out to the North East suburban shopping centre of Tea Tree Plaza. The O-Bahn is a 12 km long guided bus way, where special street buses run on guided tracks at up to 100 km/h.

Port Adelaide

Adelaide’s historic harbour town with many historical buildings, pubs, boat cruises and dolphin watching.

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Port Adelaide Lighthouse was constructed in 1869 and originally located at the mouth of Port River, then on South Neptune Island. Part of the Maritime Museum since 1985.

South Australian Maritime Museum

Australia’s oldest maritime museum. Learn all about ships and wrecks and Port Adelaide’s dolphins in an atmospheric historical building.

The National Railway Museum

76 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide

Glenelg

The historic beachside suburb of Glenelg has a jetty, the Grand hotel and many restaurants and cafes. Catch one of the historic trams from Adelaide’s CBD on weekends and holidays or new light rail trams other times.

Glenelg Museum & Bay Discovery Centre

Is located in Gleneg’s former town hall, a building from 1875. Exhibitions about Glenelg’s history and the ecosystems of the region.

HMS Buffalo

An exact replica of the ship that brought the first free settlers to South Australia in 1833. Small museum and restaurant.

The Beaches

Southern Beaches

Picturesque Beaches between Christies Beach to Sellicks Beach. Some patrolled and safe for swimming. Many coastal walking trails. Beach Road at Christies Beach has Cafes. Restaurants and Jetty at Port Noarlunga, with snorkelling of the rocky reef wall possible.

West Beach

Is ideal for family walks and swimming – it is close to both Glenelg and Henley Beach. At Henley Beach there is Henley square which hosts some 15 restaurants – an excellent dining venue. Beaches south of and including Semaphore are all excellent white sand beaches, some with public toilets and cold water showers/taps. If you want to ‘wet a line’ there are jetties at (suburban beaches, from north to south) Grange, Semaphore, Henley Beach, Glenelg, Brighton, Port Noarlunga, Moana Normanville and Second Valley.

Near Adelaide

Montefiore Hill

Situated in North Adelaide provides a spectacular view of the city, especially at night.

Adelaide Hills

Including the Mount Lofty Summit provides spectacular views of the Adelaide plains, Adelaide metropolitan area and surrounding areas. There is a moderately priced restaurant and a souvenir shop which offers tourist information.

Belair National Park

Is a national park of 835 ha, 11 kilometres south of Adelaide. Good trails for bushwalking, tennis courts and grassy areas available for hire, adventure playground for children. Old Government House, the colony’s first official Vice-regal summer residence, is located in the park. Take the Belair line train, 35 minutes trip from Adelaide.

Cleland Conservation Park

Large National Park of 992 ha, located 20 min from Adelaide. Here you get close to Australian native fauna. Feed and wander among kangaroos, wallabies, Emus and waterfowl. Displays of Dingoes, reptiles, Tasmanian Devils, Wombats, Echidnas and Koalas. Opportunity to be photographed holding a Koala, under supervision from Parks and Wildlife Officers. There is also an Aboriginal cultural tour.

Morialta Conservation Park

Is located where the suburbs meet the Adelaide hills. It covers 533 ha with walking trails of various levels of difficulty, including trails that pass by three major waterfalls and provide panoramic views over Adelaide. There is a popular rock climbing area in the park.

National Motor Museum

In Birdwood. Large automotive museum collection.

Hahndorf

Originally a German settlement, this a small town that plays on their German heritage. Attractions include a small chocolate factory, the Beerenberg Strawberry Farm, the home of Australian landscape painter Sir Hans Heysen, parks, playground and small stores. Public bus services from Adelaide, transport time 45 minutes.